SF 2126: Relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal, and providing penalties

What it does

341 provides that when a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing and a warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gate, or flag person of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment, the driver of the vehicle is required to stop the vehicle within feet but not less than feet from the nearest rail and is prohibited from proceeding until the driver can do so safely. In addition, the driver of a vehicle is required to stop the vehicle and not traverse the railroad grade crossing when the crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track equipment.

Senate subcommittee · named January 31, 2022

• Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. T. Taylor

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Burlington Junction Railway; CN Rail; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Personal Interest-Michael Walker; Progressive Rail Iowa (Iowa Traction RR and Iowa Southern RR); SMART-Transportation Division; Teamsters Local 238; UAW Region 4; Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

1. January 26, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. January 31, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Rozenboom and T. Taylor